Metadata for Montana Judicial Districts

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana State Library
Publication date: 1999
Title: Montana Judicial Districts
Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/Judicial_District.zip

Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Thumbnails/20021030_493_thumb.jpg
Browse graphic file description: Thumbnail image of Montana Judicial Districts map

Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Individual/20021030_493_2008_JudicialDistricts.pdf
Browse graphic file description: Montana Judicial Districts map

Abstract:

Boundaries of Montana's 22 State District Court areas.

Each region consists of one or more counties. The county boundaries used to build this layer were obtained from U.S. Census Bureau 2000 TIGER files.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 1999
Currentness reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Access constraints: None

Use constraints:

The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

Point of contact:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Lineage:

Source information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
Publication date: 1992
Title: Montana County Boundaries
Online linkage: http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/shape/ab143.zip
Source scale denominator: 100000
Source contribution:: The boundary lines of the Judicial Districts were selected from this county line data.
Calendar date: 1992

Process step:

Select judicial district boundaries from county line data, based on an old map provided by the Montana Legislative Services Division.


Process date: 1993

Process step: Revise judicial districts to show the new 22nd district.


Process date: 11/03/1999

Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:

SDTS object type: G-polygon

SDTS object count: 22

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System

SPCS zone identifier: 2500

Lambert conformal conic:

Standard parallel: 45.000000
Standard parallel: 49.000000
Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
False easting: 600000.000000
False northing: 0.000000

Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: Judicial_District

Attribute label: FID

Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: AREA

Attribute definition: Area of district in square meters

Attribute label: PERIMETER

Attribute definition: Perimeter of district in meters

Attribute label: DISTRICT

Attribute definition: District Number

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

Resource description: Downloadable Data

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Format name: ESRI Shapefile
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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 01/16/2014

Metadata review date: 04/17/2013

Metadata review date: 02/13/2008

Metadata contact:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov